Firm Profile > Clyde & Co LLP > London, England

There is a significant depth of expertise to the firm’s aviation practice, that covers a broad spectrum of disciplines.

It is a good one-stop-shop which can be used with confidence.

Patrick Slomski is invaluable to dissect the most complicated of issues to formulate a practical solution and strategy within tight deadlines.

Alex Stovold has a driven approach to challenging situations that promotes confidence.

The team is well-managed and efficient.

Patrick Slomski is an intelligent and charming partner who has a great way with clients.

The firm has comprehensive knowledge and it is experienced and approachable.

The team has unique knowledge of the insurance market.

The team is willing to listen and follow directions.

The team handles claims and cases in a smooth and efficient manner.

Joe Goodridge and Craig Rooney demonstrate an extensive level of knowledge and provide a professional service.

‘Clyde and Co are a friendly, experienced and approachable team with a wealth of knowledge about the NHS and Healthcare Law.’

‘They have strength in depth to provide an excellent service to NHS Trusts.’

‘An excellent firm of Defendant clinical negligence solicitors who also have a wealth of experience in handling regulatory and inquest matters on behalf of their clients.’

‘ Claire Petts is hugely experienced in handling all types of complex and high value clinical negligence claims, as well as having a detailed understanding of the regulatory implications of such proceedings for doctors in the GMC or how to handle an inquest arising out of a clinical negligence death.’

‘Sam Holden has a very thoughtful approach and is prepared to fight a claim to trial.’

‘Richard Manstoff is excellent, with an extremely thorough knowledge of his cases and huge attention to detail.’

‘Excellent technically and very responsive.’

‘John Pearce has great attention to detail, is an excellent lawyer, and is very responsive.’

‘Martin Quicke is a very experienced lawyer’.

‘The team at Clyde & Co always go the extra mile. They are committed, engaging, accessible and responsive.’

‘Will Deeprose has made the trick of herding kittens (his client) look simple and straightforward and with no small amount of humour and enjoyment along the way.’

‘Very thorough team that provide detailed analysis on the various aspects of a transaction’.

‘A practice with skilled individuals that is always able to provide the right information’.

‘Annabelle Redman is a great professional who always provides relevant advice and thinks about unforeseen matters.’

Samuel Clarke is a great professional – very technical’.

‘Pragmatic, clear, sensible advice. Total grasp of law, regulation, the approach of courts, tribunals and regulatory authorities in practice. The team understands the way businesses and people work.’

‘Chris Morrison is totally dependable, incredibly smart, tells you like it is. Superb knowledge of a wide variety of industries and work.’

‘Mark Brookes is calm, provides clear advice and is happy to run matters and take the headache away from you.’

‘Mark Brookes has a phenomenal grasp of the detail of a case.’

‘Clyde & Co continues to be a market leader in energy, construction and marine classes of insurance litigation‘

‘Customer-focused and forward-thinking – the team not only has great partners but works hard to mentor the youngest members by delegating tasks and responsibilities‘

‘All the partners and associates are very knowledgeable and understanding. They don’t try to sell a product but they tailor it around the specific customers and situation. They all have clarity and transparency and are always willing to go the extra mile to deliver for their clients. Having them on your side makes a stressful situation a much better journey‘

‘The partners and associates are absolutely first rate. They are extremely able, very bright and hard working, and they have an excellent knowledge of the insurance market. In addition, they have a very broad range of expertise. As a result they are one of the leading insurance practices‘

‘Mark Wing is extremely bright, immensely hard-working, very good with clients and commercially highly astute‘

‘Toby Rogers is extremely clever, very commercial, great with clients, very practical and robust, gives very clear advice – a superb lawyer‘

‘Mandip Sagoo is a sensible, practical lawyer‘

‘Mandip Sagoo shows absolutely sound judgement‘

‘Nicholas Bathurst is a very able and immensely pragmatic lawyer. He has a great feel for a case, is down to earth, robust and excellent with clients‘

‘Legal director Monique Banin is very bright, extremely hardworking and fantastic with clients – a pleasure to work with‘

‘Led by Andrew Holderness, the corporate and regulatory team at Clyde & Co is exceptionally strong, knowledgeable, responsive and business savvy.’

‘Thoroughly knowledgeable in their field of insurance and in particular Lloyd’s.’

‘One of the largest corporate insurance practices in the City of London with an excellent ratio of experienced partners to associates. This ensures that there is a depth of expertise not always found in other top tier firms. It also generates confidence in the thoroughness and experience of advice delivered by the firm.’

‘The firm’s knowledge of London market insurance transactional and regulatory matters as well as the Lloyd’s market is exceptional. Many firms in the City excel in one or two of these areas but Clyde & Co has top tier lawyers in all three. A stand out firm.’

‘Clyde & Co rightly known as insurance specialists, with an exceptionally deep pool of expertise throughout the firm.’

‘Andrew Holderness brings decades of experience, deep knowledge and exceptional business acumen to any transaction, making him a unique counselor to insurance companies.’

‘Andrew Holderness is recognised as a go to lawyer on Lloyd’s matters.’

‘William Hogarth is good on transactional work and has a practical and pleasant presentation style.’

‘Ivor Edwards is thoughtful on more esoteric insurance products.’

‘Andrew Holderness is the UK’s finest lawyer in the Lloyd’s market.’

‘Ivor Edwards is extremely knowledgeable and pragmatic. A trusted adviser who is not afraid of a challenge.’

‘William Hogarth is at the vanguard of a new generation of corporate insurance partners who are leading the way in cutting-edge market developments, including, in particular, the insurtech space. He also boasts an impressive practice in more traditional corporate insurance areas such as portfolio transfers and M&A.’

‘Ravi Masaon is a big-ticket M&A and part VII portfolio transfer specialist. A superb lawyer who is client focused and extremely efficient. Clients love to deal with him and know they can rely on him to make complex work look effortless.’

‘Stephen Browning is the leading practitioner in the field of Lloyd’s insurance regulation and legal practice. He is also a first rate general (re)insurance corporate practitioner who understands the commercial/business imperatives of often very complex deals. Stephen is extremely responsive, hard working and a pleasure to deal with.’

‘The team is very responsive, friendly and helpful, but their knowledge of the practice area is what makes them stand out. They are true insurance specialists with experience to help with any situation we find ourselves in, and this is what sets them apart and keeps us coming back to them for advice and guidance.’

‘One of the largest corporate insurance practices in the City of London with an excellent ratio of experienced partners to associates. This ensures that there is a depth of expertise not always found in other top tier firms. It also generates confidence in the thoroughness and experience of advice delivered by the firm. The firm’s expertise in Lloyd’s market restructuring and Part VII portfolio transfers is exceptional.’

‘They take great care to ensure their clients receive a gold standard service.’

‘Ivor Edwards has detailed knowledge of the rules and a terrific appreciation of the big picture. He is always able to come up with a pragmatic answer to a difficult problem.’

‘Ravi Masaon a real powerhouse on Part VII transfers. Generates flawless documents and always willing to do the heavy lifting.’

‘Fiona Cassidy has an undimmable work ethic. She will always deliver a detailed document.’

‘Ravi Masaon was invaluable in helping guide us through the process of our Part VII transaction, which was subject to shortened timelines and last minute changes. In particular, his organised and thorough approach to what we needed to do and when we needed to do it was especially helpful. Ravi is extremely responsive and always happy to help and come up with workable, realistic solutions, often on short notice. We were very happy with Ravi’s work and support and quite frankly could not have got our transaction done without him.’

‘Ravi Masaon is the standout lawyer in Clyde & Co’s insolvency and restructuring practice. A Part VII specialist who is extremely adept at solving client challenges and identifying how best to restructure insurance businesses (whether as part of an intra-group restructuring or in the context of big-ticket M&A work). A lawyer who is efficient but also engaging – he is a leading practitioner who also takes great care to ensure his clients receive a gold standard service.’

Probably the strongest London firm in this area; the team has an enormous amount of experience and is very good at judging whether cases should be fought or settled.

Andrew Blair and Fergal Cathie have superb judgement of a case and are very robust where a decision has been taken to litigate.

Richard Harrison has an excellent grasp of sophisticated commercial transactions.

The firm has a great brand that has an excellent international presence and extensive local and international industry knowledge.

Bryn Hodges is an excellent communicator and tactician with a strong focus on client needs.

The fact that members of this team also have in-depth knowledge of professional services regulation and professional indemnity insurance means they can approach problems holistically.

Sarah Clover, Richard Harrison and Fergal Cathie each have an extensive track record of handling big-ticket professional negligence claims, regulatory investigations and professional disciplinary matters.

Neil Jamieson is utterly unflappable and massively experienced.

The team has excellent strategic awareness and provides a thorough and considered approach designed to achieve the most efficient and cost-effective result for its clients.

Ivan Wilkinson has a strong eye for detail and takes a thorough approach to all issues.

Sarah Clover has excellent strategic awareness.

Ivan Wilkinson is a force of nature who never seems to sleep; he is constantly one step ahead of the opposition.

Nicole McKinnon is incredibly hard working, technically very good and much admired by clients.

Richard Harrison is extremely able, hugely experienced and is a super strategist.

The firm has excellent sector knowledge and it provides honest, pragmatic and commercial legal advice.

Richard Moody is simply brilliant in all regards.

Simon Culhane always provides a very good service and solutions.

The team always takes into consideration every risk that may happen and gives perfect advice without omission.

Simon Culhane has very good experience and knowledge in maritime law and practice.

Hatty Sumption delivers excellent results.

The team has in-depth industry knowledge, excellent litigators and is good on strategy.

Will Trustram is very calm, measured and is a sound lawyer.

The shipping team has members who are knowledgeable and responsive, and they complement each other in their experience and skills.

Will Trustram goes out of his way to provide an extremely helpful service and gives clear, to the point and commercially insightful advice.

The team has a good breadth of knowledge; the approachable partners and associates have sound industry knowledge.

Andrew Nicholas shows tenacity but also a real practical appreciation of litigation.

Simon Culhane couldn’t know more about his area of work and continues to dominate in the Japanese market.

The team is highly responsive and offers practical solutions with excellent industry knowledge.

Will Trustram has the rare ability to see issues from a client’s perspective.

The team has deep knowledge of applicable law tempered by practical knowledge of the shipping business and ship operations.

‘Excellent lawyers. Detailed industry knowledge.’

‘Very client friendly.’

Clyde & Co provides astute and timely advice.’

‘Clyde and Co are a friendly, approachable team with a wealth of knowledge about the NHS and healthcare law.’

‘The inquest team are responsive, knowledgeable and supportive, and open to challenge.’

‘Gemma Brannigan is a brilliant lawyer – she’s extremely knowledgeable when it comes to healthcare work and particularly inquests, where she always has the answer at her fingertips.’

‘Jacques Howell is a delight to work with – very organised, client orientated and has a wealth of inquest advocacy experience.’

‘The team has an excellent understanding of the commercial drivers underpinning PFI schemes from all sides of the table which makes negotiations more efficient and straightforward. They are solution driven rather than point scoring which is refreshing and makes working with them easy and reassuring.’

‘ Clyde & Co LLP has outstanding accessibility.‘

‘Liz Jenkins’ experience is second to none and she understands the client’s business and the role it plays in PFI/PPP schemes.‘

‘Senior associate Olivia Blessington is thorough, reliable and a pleasure to work with.‘

‘Liz Jenkins and senior associate Laura Coates are very accessible. They are always on hand to review and give guidance on legal issues. They provide context around important legal decisions including highlighting the risks efficiently.‘

‘Clyde & Co is an excellent city practice offering exceptional service for our company across a broad spectrum of business requirements.’

‘Strengths and key capabilities are the knowledge and experience of the team in handling and defending personal injury claims in a practical and economic way.’

‘Its customer focus is excellent and you feel that you are in safe hands when it is conducting legal cases on your behalf.’

‘It has a very strong team of practitioners who are able to handle a variety of challenging cases.’

‘Jennette Newman and Leanne Conisbee are highly competent in the area of defendant personal injury litigation and regulatory work. Their experience in handling claims in these fields is excellent. Their customer service is superb.’

‘Leanne Conisbee has great attention to detail and a pragmatic approach to the cases she handles.’

‘Clyde & Co has in-depth knowledge of product liability with subject matter experts skilled in the industry fields. They are able to deploy lawyers with knowledge of the industrial sectors / specialisms.’

‘The group has a very efficient use of resources.’

‘Neil Beresford is very clever and pragmatic; he is always cool-headed and reasonable.’

‘Beresford is extremely bright but has a sound commercial sense and acumen. He comes over as quite laid back but it is patently obvious there is a very sharp mind.’

‘With a substantial medical disciplinary workload, the firm stands out as being efficient. The team deals with all matters comprehensively to ensure the best results for clients‘.

‘The team works seamlessly to provide a client service that is both supportive and caring but also knowledgeable; due to its experience, breadth of knowledge and ability to work with counsel, clients feel in the best possible, expert hands‘.

‘Fergal Cathie has huge competence and stands out as a team leader who commands the respect of his team, counsel and clients; he is also calm, thoughtful and responsive to difficult client wishes‘.

‘Richard Harrison is an excellent overall strategist who knows exactly what he is seeking to achieve for the client – and he usually achieves it‘.

‘Legal director Niya Phiri has a superb grasp of complex facts‘.

“Robert Parson from is my “go-to” for trade finance advice and support.”

“Its core business is in international trade and it is a first-class firm in this sector – probably without equal in the commodity contract and trade finance space.”

“Robert Parson is approachable and has a ‘can-do’ attitude.”

“Geraldine Butac is reliable and responsive.”

‘Excellent technically and very responsive.’

‘John Pearce has great attention to detail, is an excellent lawyer, and is very responsive.’

‘Martin Quicke is a very experienced lawyer’.

‘The team at Clyde & Co always go the extra mile. They are committed, engaging, accessible and responsive.’

‘Will Deeprose has made the trick of herding kittens (his client) look simple and straightforward and with no small amount of humour and enjoyment along the way.’

‘Very thorough team that provide detailed analysis on the various aspects of a transaction’.

‘A practice with skilled individuals that is always able to provide the right information’.

‘Annabelle Redman is a great professional who always provides relevant advice and thinks about unforeseen matters.’

Samuel Clarke is a great professional – very technical’.

‘Excellent technically and very responsive.’

‘John Pearce has great attention to detail, is an excellent lawyer, and is very responsive.’

‘Martin Quicke is a very experienced lawyer’.

‘The team at Clyde & Co always go the extra mile. They are committed, engaging, accessible and responsive.’

‘Will Deeprose has made the trick of herding kittens (his client) look simple and straightforward and with no small amount of humour and enjoyment along the way.’

‘Very thorough team that provide detailed analysis on the various aspects of a transaction’.

‘A practice with skilled individuals that is always able to provide the right information’.

‘Annabelle Redman is a great professional who always provides relevant advice and thinks about unforeseen matters.’

Samuel Clarke is a great professional – very technical’.

‘This practice has deep experience, and the team is highly intelligent and tactically adept in a practical way‘.

‘Ben Knowles drives the team forward‘.

‘Maurice Kenton is finely legally skilled and willing to apply every required effort to achieve the objective‘.

‘Highly effective in the field of professional negligence‘

‘A very responsive pensions team with real strength and depth‘

‘Paul Hodges provides timely, directional and commercially aware advice‘

‘Ivan Wilkinson is completely dedicated to his work; he is very thorough and committed to achieving a result that is in the best interests of the client‘

‘The team is sensible, down-to-earth and approachable‘

‘The leading City firm for planning with an outstanding spread of work dealing with development projects, litigation and national infrastructure projects.’

‘Ian Ginbey, Stephen Webb and Brian Greenwood are outstanding practitioners. They are astute, well informed and highly practical.’

‘Great to work with and highly valued by clients.’

‘The team undertakes an outstanding spread of work dealing with development projects, litigation and national infrastructure.’

‘John Whittaker has great experience and provides thoughtful and helpful contributions to development of a case theory.’

‘They know how to resolve a dispute in the best interests of their client annd they work tirelessly to do so’.

‘Christopher Hill has exceptional client-care skills and overarching commercial commonsense’. 

‘Nigel Brook has great industry knowledge, is unflappable and pragmatic’.

‘The team is extremely knowledgeable about the construction industry and disputes including adjudication and litigation. They are growing, which will really help expand the non-contentious side of the team.’

‘Lucy Frith is absolutely outstanding. She is an excellent lawyer who is able to assimilate vast quantities of information down to the key points and provide relevant commercial and legal advice.’

‘Advice is succinct and practical‘

‘Ray Smith is a very easy lawyer to relate to and is a pleasure to deal with. His deep knowledge gives clients comfort and confidence‘

‘Highly trusted partners who work hard and fast to find the right solutions.’

‘Very knowledgeable and experienced legal professionals.’

‘Chris Holme and Anna Patashnik’s depth of experience and commercial problem solving skills are absolutely excellent.’

‘Chris Holme and Anna Patashnik are approachable, friendly and highly collaborative.’

‘Heidi Watson has been invaluable, providing practical advice.’

‘Chris Holme and Simon Tovey are a pleasure to work with, quick to respond  and explain legal matters in a way non-legal professionals can understand.’

‘The firm has a very good understanding of the port industry and combines its planning and environment practice, which leads to real efficiency and cross-planning’

‘The team is hugely knowledgeable of the law and practice in this area. In addition, the team is comfortable in challenging associated judicial reviews’

‘Brian Greenwood is an extremely client-focused partner who is more or less like an in-house lawyer for us. He has a broad depth of experience and is easy to deal with and very focused on delivering value to clients’

‘Clydes’ lawyers  are very responsive, competent and provide us with thorough legal services across a broad range of issues from business formation to immigration‘

‘Highly effective in the field of professional negligence‘

‘A very responsive pensions team with real strength and depth‘

‘Paul Hodges provides timely, directional and commercially aware advice‘

‘Ivan Wilkinson is completely dedicated to his work; he is very thorough and committed to achieving a result that is in the best interests of the client‘

‘The team is sensible, down-to-earth and approachable‘

‘The team was very approachable and provided technical expertise and clearly explained the nature of various legal documents. They were very responsive, provided a very efficient service and met some very challenging deadlines. They came up with pragmatic solutions when required and kept us updated on a regular basis. They displayed a great teamwork ethic.‘

‘The service is extremely cost effective, especially given the level of engagement.‘

‘The team is excellent not just legally but commercially too. They are responsive, work to deadlines and are excellent at closing transactions in tight timescales.’

‘The team is able to explain key clauses simply to enable understanding by non-lawyers.‘

‘Clyde & Co has a very thorough team that provides detailed analysis on the various aspects of a transaction.‘

‘The team takes the initiative by going beyond what is required without inflating legal fees; the practice has skilled individuals who are always able to provide the right information; and the client relationship is one of the best I have had.’

‘Annabelle Redman is a great professional who always provides relevant advice and thinks about unforeseen matters. She is always available to help.‘

‘The team has sensible and technical practitioners.‘

‘The team is very co-operative so that you feel like it is part of your company‘.

‘Mark Bisset is very polite and knowledgeable‘.

‘Ralph Cox offers wonderful client care and fantastic knowledge of all aspects of patent litigation.‘

‘Rebecca Costen’s legal advice is well-thought through and sound, and the commerciality of that advice is particularly valued.‘

‘Rebecca Costen goes the extra mile for her clients.‘

Knowledgeable lawyers who know their stuff and can articulate complex concepts in an understandable way.

The team is down-to-earth, and it is clear about risks and potential for opportunity and timelines.

Jonathan Chaimovic is an expert in his field, and he is passionate about those areas of expertise.